Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista- P7: A better solution is to increase the number of computers available. Now that machines with fast processors, ample RAM, and massive hard disk space can be had for just a few hundred dollars, a multiple-machine setup is an affordable proposition for most homes. | 284 Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista Elevating Privileges This idea of elevating privileges is at the heart of Vista s new security model. If you re a member of the Administrators group except the Administrator account as described in the previous section you run with the privileges of a standard user for extra security. When you attempt a task that requires administrative privileges Vista prompts for your consent by displaying a User Account Control dialog box similar to the one shown in Figure . Click Continue to permit the task to proceed. If this dialog box appears unexpectedly it s possible that a malware program is trying to perform some task that requires administrative privileges you can thwart that task by clicking Cancel instead. raiitinn After y u ve VaUl used Vista for a while the temptation may be to quickly click Continue each time the User Account Control dialog box shows up. I strongly urge you to fight this temptation with all your might The thin thread that separates a secure Vista machine from a compromised one is your attention. That is when the User Account Control dialog box appears it s important that you pay attention to the text in the dialog box. Is it a program or service that you know you re starting or that you re already working with If not click Cancel. Did the dialog box appear right after you initiated some task or did it just show up out of the blue If it was the latter click Cancel. FIGURE When an administrator launches a task that requires administrative privileges Windows Vista displays this version of the User Account Control dialog box to ask for consent. If you re running as a standard user and attempt a task that requires administrative privileges Vista uses an extra level of protection. That is instead of just prompting you for consent it prompts you for the credentials of an lease purchase PDF Split-Merge on to remove .
